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5 Ways to Get Nutrition Into Your Children the Easy Way

When children become toddlers, they start voicing their opinions about the foods they do and don’t want to eat. Unfortunately, some parents give in to these demands and feed them what they want instead of what’s good for them. This is the main reason why children are deficient in certain vitamins and minerals. Health experts advise that you get your kids into a habit of healthy eating from a young age to avoid problems when they are older. In this article you will learn about the deficiency of nutrients in children and its impacts, as well as how to eradicate these deficiencies by making nutrition fun and tasty.

Iron Deficiency: Children need iron for several reasons, it is required to help carry oxygen from the lungs to other parts of the body. When children lack iron, they can develop anaemia which causes lethargy, delayed cognitive functioning and a host of other serious conditions. You can make sure your child has enough iron by feeding them the following foods: pastas, breads, iron-fortified cereals, dried-fruits, dark green leafy vegetables, lentils, peas, beans, seafood, poultry, pork, red meat.

Vitamin D: Children need vitamin D so that the body can absorb calcium. Calcium is an essential nutrient for growing children because it helps to strengthen the bones and teeth. A vitamin D deficiency can lead to conditions such as childhood osteomalacia, hypophosphatemia and hypocalcemia. You can get vitamin D from the following foods: fish that is high in essential fatty acids, egg yolks, beef liver, soy milk, cereals.

Calcium Deficiency: This is the most common deficiency in children. Not only does it stunt bone development, it can also cause blood clotting, have a negative effect on heart regulation, enzyme functioning and transmitting messages from the nervous system to other parts of the body. As well as dairy products, calcium is also found in the following foods: fortified cereals, seeds, almond butter, nuts, catfish, sardines, salmon, tofu, soy, leafy green vegetables.

How to Eradicate These Deficiencies by Making Nutrition Fun and Tasty?

The Food Rainbow: Before you sit down for a meal as a family, get the children to draw rainbows using primary coloured markers (red, yellow, orange, purple, blue, green). Once dinner has been served, give the pictures out and ask the kids if they can see any fruit on their plate; if so, what colour is it? Once they have taken a bite of the fruit, they can cross out the colour on the rainbow. Ask the question again with the vegetables. Give the pictures out at every meal time until all the colours have been crossed off.

Get Them to Help: Cooking helps to improve basic skills such as reading, counting, measuring, listening, pouring and following directions. Your children are more likely to eat the food that they help prepare as it gives them ownership of the food and provides them with a sense of accomplishment.

Smiley Face Lunch: You can play this game with any meal you are having as long as the plate is round. Get the kids to make a smiley face with their fruits and vegetables, the face will have a pair of eyes, a mouth, a nose and a pair of ears. You can even create glasses or jewellery such as earrings with the fruit and vegetables. Once the faces have been completed, one by one, they should choose what part of the face they are going to eat until the plate no longer has a face.

Arts and Crafts: A lot of kids don’t like eating wholegrains, you can introduce them to new food groups by playing a game of arts and crafts with the food before cooking it. For example, you can make a spaghetti lion, or another type of animal that your child likes.

Food Guessing Game: Before you sit down for dinner, write out some easy to read clues about the fruit and vegetables that’s going to be served. While you are having dinner, take it in turns to read out the clue and guess the food.

To ensure that your kids are getting the right amount of vitamins and minerals, you can also give them a healthy supplement. Mama’s Select Li’l Gummies are a tasty way to provide your kids with all their nutritional needs. They don’t contain any preservatives or artificial colours, or flavours and your kids will love the way they taste. You can buy them here.

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